[1378 Fierce Night Attack and Hand-to-Blade Battle]
"The British army has stopped attacking, it's our turn to counterattack!" Gao Yitong said to Zhang Haobo and Mahmodi beside him.
Zhang Haobo nodded, "Yes, we have few people. If we don't want to fight, we will have no way to stay in Kabul."
"Charge now?" asked Mahmodi.
Gao Yitong glanced at Zhang Haobo, and Zhang Haobo smiled and said, "You are the chief officer, just decide. I think the time is about the same. We can't wait. We just want to attack while the British army, the Indians, and the Afghans under Abdur Rahman Khan are tired."
Gao Yitong looked at his watch, "Wait for another hour, they should all rest immediately. Mahmodi, go and tell the correspondents that our troops are not allowed to rest. Hurry up and eat. After an hour, at 11 o'clock in the evening, launch a full-scale counterattack against the British and Indian coalition forces on time."
"Okay." Mahmodi agreed.
"Wait a minute." Gao Yitong remembered something and chased him out again, "Tell them to fight hard when fighting back, but be careful to Mingjin withdraw his troops."
Gao Yitong was afraid of the rise of Afghan indigenous troops and others to kill, so he refused to obey the command because the number of British and Indian coalition forces was too large. Not everyone was involved in the battle during the day. There were more than 100,000 people, and there were only 3,000 people on his side. It was like ants moving elephants, which could not be moved down. If you take advantage of the situation, you must know how to stop when you see the benefits.
"Okay." Mahmodi nodded and went down to convey.
"Old Gao's heart is really delicate." Zhang Haobo praised.
"It's not okay to be finer. I just remembered that it's not the soldiers who commanded us. These natives, when the killings rise, may be surrounded by others, and it's possible that they will make dumplings in one battle." Gao Yitong said with a smile.
"Yes, there is really a possibility." Zhang Haobo said: "We are doing math problems now. We must figure out how many Afghans can be added from the back every day, and how many Afghans can be consumed every day."
"I have to count on it. The more people I fight, the more people I fight. If the main force of the Chinese army does not come to Afghanistan, we will drive the British out, and this will really make great contributions." Gao Yitong said.
Zhang Haobo called out, haha, "You Lao Gao really dares to think about it. If you really drive the British out of Afghanistan without the help of the Chinese army, then your Majesty might award you the Five-Corner Medal."
The highest medal of China is the five-corner medal with the national flag pattern, which is divided into five-class, first-class five-corner medal, second-class five-corner medal, third-class five-corner medal, fourth-class five-corner medal, fifth-class five-corner medal, and first-class highest honor.
To this day, Emperor Hua has only awarded the fourth-class five-corner medal and the fifth-class five-corner medal. It was not personally awarded by His Majesty the Emperor Hua, but the government and the army applied to the President's Secretariat.
"If I have it, you have it too. We are together, all for your Majesty and the Chinese Kingdom!" Gao Yitong immediately respected Zhang Haobo's mention of the Five-Corner Medal and said solemnly.
Zhang Haobo also curled his smile and nodded solemnly. "Medals are not the most important. The most important thing is the great cause of China and Your Majesty, and I will be loyal to Your Majesty!"
"Be loyal to Your Majesty!" Gao Yitong said.
An hour later, the Chinese military officers led all Afghan indigenous troops to counterattack on time, and several charges cut through the night sky. In the ears of British officers, the sound of these charges was so sharp, as if the god of death was summoning them.
The sound of killing sounds were heard everywhere, and the soldiers of the Afghan indigenous army who had been driven out for a whole day have now accumulated a lot of anger and a huge amount of hostility. Originally, hand-to-hand combat was what they were best at, not to mention that their courage and fighting will were several times or even ten times that of the British-Indian coalition forces. Therefore, this kind of night attack and hand-to-hand combat is the most suitable method of counterattack for the Afghan indigenous army.
Listening to the shouts of killing everywhere outside, Daniel Lewis, the commander of the Indian British Army camping on the hillside, fell under the camp bed in fear and asked loudly: "What's going on?"
Daniel Lewis' camp was with the artillerymen, which was conducive to his command of artillery and also belonged to the rear of the military formation and would not threaten his command post.
"It was the Afghans attacking at night, and the momentum was very loud. It seemed that the entire army had been dispatched." The adjutant rushed in and reported immediately.
Daniel Lewis had already gotten up, and he didn't care about putting on his clothes. He took the telescope from the cloak hook next to him and rushed out of the barracks. He looked at the battlefield in Kabul and saw red lights everywhere. It was obvious that the Afghan army and the British-Indian coalition were already stalemate.
Daniel Lewis couldn't help but be overjoyed, "Okay, I just want to fight like this. No matter how hard they can fight, I just want to fight with my more than 100,000 troops. This way I die faster! They are seeking death. You send an order immediately to stabilize the army, encircle the Hua'a joint army, and wipe them out in one fell swoop."
"Yes, General." The adjutant agreed loudly, and went down to send the messenger to convey the orders of the British commander of the Indian Army Daniel Lewis.
At this time, Abdur Rahman Khan also came out. After hearing Daniel Lewis' words, Abdur Rahman Khan frowned and did not respond.
Daniel Lewis glanced at Abdur Rahman Khan, "What? Do you think what I said is wrong?"
"General, please do not underestimate the command ability of Chinese military officers, nor underestimate the combat effectiveness of the Afghans. They are very powerful when they cannot retreat." Abdur Rahman Khan replied.
"Afghans are very powerful?" Daniel Lewis glanced at Abdul Rahman Khan, thinking that he didn't see where your tens of thousands of men are powerful!" "Not sure?"
Abdur Rahman Khan naturally knew what Daniel Lewis didn't say. Abdur Rahman Khan sighed silently. His subordinates and Indians who were threatening to join the army were all traitors. How powerful could they be? They were not even willing to fight in wars. Most of the British troops were from poor families in the UK. They could run to the distant Central Asia to fight, and how powerful could they be? Why don't you understand such a simple truth?
This is also what Abdur Rahman Khan is most worried about.
Abdur Rahman Khan was worried, and Gao Yitong and Zhang Haobo were also worried.
The two of them stared at the tragic battlefield, with serious expressions.
"How long will it take to fight like this?" Zhang Haobo asked.
"When half of the people die, they will start to withdraw." Gao Yitong replied.
Zhang Haobo nodded and said nothing. Although he was nervous, he saw that the Afghans were fighting with the British and Indian coalition forces, and the pressure was not very high. The two of them were worried that the Chinese army officers would suffer casualties in the war, because they had to take them with them and they would go up together. They could not just let the Afghans go up, while the Chinese army officers were watching the show behind them.
On this battlefield, British officers and Chinese officers were the dominant role, but they were not the main force. The real main force was Indians and Afghans.
When Abdur Rahman Khan's subordinates faced the Afghan army under Mohamed Yakubkhan, they were not confident and felt guilty. After all, they were traitors and all retreated. If it weren't for British officers who were under the ruthless situation, they would have withdrawn from the battlefield and collapsed.
However, the Indians killed more fiercely, because they were crowded and powerful, and they knew the importance of taking Kabul. After taking Kabul, it would be difficult for the Hua-A joint army to gain a foothold on the south bank of the Helmand River. The war will have at least one interrupted rest period, and they can get more rewards!
Without the support of the reward, such a large British and Indian coalition would not be able to move, and the battle would always be fought for money.
Half of them were dying. Zhang Haobo saw that there were about 200 people on his own Hua'a United Army and wanted to speak out to remind Gao Yitong, but when he saw Gao Yitong staring at the battlefield intently, Zhang Haobo still held back.
Chapter completed!